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signable en · ADJ

Etymology

From sign + -able.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, qualifier:sign language) That can be signed (represented in sign language).
  2. (not-comparable) Ready to have a signature affixed to it, as with a contract.
    • Boilerplate contracts provide an easily modified template that can serve as a basis for drafting a final signable contract. 2005, Anat Rafaeli, Michael G. Pratt, Artifacts and Organizations: Beyond Mere Symbolism, page 272:
  3. (not-comparable) Available for the posting of signs.
    • In commercial/industrial areas, wall graphics pertaining to commercial or industrial activities may occupy 40 percent of the signable area[…] 1971, William R Ewald, Daniel R Mandelker, Street graphics: a concept and a system:
  4. (not-comparable) Capable of being signed, or recruited by a sports club.
    • a signable player

Antonyms

unsignable